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Finally back to reefing after a long break.

Setting up a simple 2 Ft with just my Tonga branches.

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Rocks were tie with black cable tie, overtime, it will be encrust with coraline from past experience.

Rest were bond with EpoPutty. Good stuff !

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Added an old living live rock to speed up cycling process. (which will be remove once its complete)

Forgot to buy prawn !

Equipment currently,

Skimmer: Skimz SH1

Wave Maker: jebao Rw 4

Think of getting another wave marker in case the Jebao break down too.

Will be buying a lightset soon.

Thinking of those 2 T5 tube or Maxspect glaive,

Difference is $200 bucks, hahaha.

Any suggestions ? :D

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Camping here.

Display Tank : 36" x 20" x 20" Herbie overflow box design, Sump : 36" x 21" x 17", Frag Tank : 16” x 20” x 16”, custom built by Tank Culture.

Lightings : Ecotech  Radion XR15 Pro x 2 for Main Display Tank, Inled R80 x 1 for Frag Tank.

Chiller : Dalkin 1hp compressor with build-in drop coil.

Skimmer : Skimz Octa SC205i Protein Skimmer.

FR : H2Ocean FMR75 Fluidised Media Reactor with Hailea HX-2500 (Feeder Pump) running Rowaphos.

CR : Skimz Monzter E Series CM122 Calcium Reactor.

BPR: Marine Source Biopellet  Reactor with Continuum Reef Biopellet Fuel. 

Main Return Pump : SICCE Syncra ADV 9.0 & Jebao ACQ-10000 Water Pump.

Wavemaker : Jebao MOW-9 x2 for Main Display Tank & Jebao SLW-20M  Sine Wave Pump for  Frag Tank.

Water Top Up: AutoAqua Smart ATO Lite.

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Superb .. your Tonga Theme is power !!!!!

Where did you manage to get all Tonga at one go? It must have taken you quite a while ...

Oh, collected over the years. Used to have a 3.ft x 2 ft x 2.5 ft tank.

Thanks for the kinds words.

Glad to know they Sg still got sell Tonga branches. I wonder what is the price now.

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very neat and clean. I am probably going to do that as well but with sand - indoPacific black sand. can

pm me how much lck 201 is selling the tonga rocks? Thanks.

Never buy from there before. Think the rest would know.

Thinking of getting a light set. Not sure getting which one..

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  • 3 weeks later...

Hmmm, apparently there's some diatom appearing on my rock(before I used those LED). I was running with T5.

Given that I have no live stock, just did water change after cycling....

I suspect the Bottled distill water I got from NTUC, isn't that pure afterall....

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It's normal to have diatoms after cycling.

Display Tank : 36" x 20" x 20" Herbie overflow box design, Sump : 36" x 21" x 17", Frag Tank : 16” x 20” x 16”, custom built by Tank Culture.

Lightings : Ecotech  Radion XR15 Pro x 2 for Main Display Tank, Inled R80 x 1 for Frag Tank.

Chiller : Dalkin 1hp compressor with build-in drop coil.

Skimmer : Skimz Octa SC205i Protein Skimmer.

FR : H2Ocean FMR75 Fluidised Media Reactor with Hailea HX-2500 (Feeder Pump) running Rowaphos.

CR : Skimz Monzter E Series CM122 Calcium Reactor.

BPR: Marine Source Biopellet  Reactor with Continuum Reef Biopellet Fuel. 

Main Return Pump : SICCE Syncra ADV 9.0 & Jebao ACQ-10000 Water Pump.

Wavemaker : Jebao MOW-9 x2 for Main Display Tank & Jebao SLW-20M  Sine Wave Pump for  Frag Tank.

Water Top Up: AutoAqua Smart ATO Lite.

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Take it as it's the stages of algae ^^

They will go off eventually. As long as not hair algae.. ^^

And YOU ARE RIGHT NTUC distilled water not that pure. About 5ppm tested on tds pen. :) what it is I'm not sure..

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Take it as it's the stages of algae ^^

They will go off eventually. As long as not hair algae.. ^^

And YOU ARE RIGHT NTUC distilled water not that pure. About 5ppm tested on tds pen. :) what it is I'm not sure..

Maybe I too used to matured live rocks. Seldom see diatom in my previous tanks. oh well. :D

Still dun know where to get new supply of distilled water since NTUC raise its prices.

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Full tank shot. My midas blenny is hiding, lol. I like my tank to be blue.

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New true percs. Finally get them to eat after 4 days of not eating.... However, after 1 week, began to fight and the smaller one got its tail nip off. Isolating them now.

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Thought of housing ur chaeto in external breeding box? So you free space in tank and looks nicer? :D and also prevent fish from getting trapped.

Chaeto Dying ! I find those external breeding box kinda small.

I suspect could be not enough flow, but its above my wavemaker.

Thinking of DIY a algae scrubber instead. Still sourcing for ideas..

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